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Karoline Leavitt: “Under President Trump In 2025, the FBI increased violent…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Feb. 5, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 02:02

This dramatic decline is what happens when a president secures the border, fully mobilizes federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals, and aggressively deports the worst of the worst illegal aliens from our country. The numbers don't lie. Under President Trump In 2025, the FBI increased violent crime arrests by 100% compared to the prior year. The FBI also conducted more than 67,000 arrests from Inauguration Day 2025 to to January 20, 2026, which is 197% more arrests than the same period previously. (02:02–02:12)

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